Rail-anchor.



P. W. MOORE.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED 050.30. mm.

1,1 59,065. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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P. W. MOORE.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1914.

1,159,065. Patented N0V.2,1915.

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lOL\ Mli A iLANOGRAI II CD WASHINGTON D C narran sTA PA EN @FHCEQ PHILIP W. MOORE, 0F EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE TO THE P &'M COMPANY,

CHICAGO, 'ILnINcIs, A CORPORATION or I LLINoIs' I 1 RAIL-ANCHOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILiP W. MOORE,- a

citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Anchors, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail anchors, that is, devices for preventing the longitudinal creep of railroad rails.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a rail anchor suitable for attachment to a rail where the free space at 'ber.

one edge of the rail base is limited, for 'ex ample, where a guard rail lies close to. the rail to be anchored.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail anchor of the wedge type n which the movable element is so related to the stationary element that, in the application of the device to a'r'ail, particularly a rail having aguard rail near by, the movable element may be driventoward the tie by striking it first at one end and then at the other so that if a blow on' one endtwistS or skews either part of the anchor on :the rail base the parts maybe straightened out by striking the other end of the driven meme It will be understood that the effectiveness and stability of the hold which a device of the wedge type takes on the rail would be seriously impaired, if not destroyed, if the parts, or either of them, were,

twisted so that the wedges did-not bear flatly or squarely one against the other. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail anchor of this type which will ,be' light and strong and which, because of the large aggregate frictional area between.

the parts of the anchor and because of the character of the engagement between sa d parts, will take and maintain a very firm I and reliable hold on the'rail capable of withstanding vibration and other forces tending to destroy such'hold. I

Certain features of the present invention, broadly considered, are claimed in my copending application Serial N 0. 879,710, filed December 80, 191a. So far as the line of division between these applications is concerned the common subject matter is intended to be covered in the other application.

The invention is illustrated, in a preas to bring the heads of the' rails plo'yed.

Specification of Letters Patent; Patented NOV. 2 ,1915 7 Application filed December 30, 1914. Serial riasve l I I drawings wherein- I I I l lgurel s an elevation of the device ferred embodiment, in the accompanying shown as applied to a rail standing in proxv V imity to a guard rail; the two rails being shown in section; Fig. '2,fa sectional plan taken on l1ne2-2 of Fig. "1, F ig. 3, a vertical section on line 3+8 of Fi 2, and Figs. I

a and 5 are views, in

ings.

perspective, of the two Referring to thgamw ngs, desig ate 1 a railroad rail, B one "of the cross tieslsupporting the same, and C a' guardrail, the flange D of wh ch is .cut' off on one-side so gether in the usual manner.

The rail anchor of my invention consists,

in 'the embodimentof the invention shown of a stat onary element E v(mgr i) and amov able'element The stationary elementis formed with a'tie abutting plate-G and with aifjaw :H'fthelatt'er] apte'd to extend around goneedge of the base flange I of the ra 1l'.HThe movable element-is formed with a jaw J-adaptedto engagethe oppositeedge II of the rail base I, the jaw being'of such" c on between the base flanges D and I; At the same end :the movable elementis "formed with-a tapered'or wed'ging rib K preferably extend around the jaw H of the" stationary element. The surface Z "defining the inte- I figuration that it will enter the'narrow space formed below the level of the under sur- -facesiof rai'lsA and'C. ,iAt the "other end rior of the jaw L is flared in the direction toward the tie andt'hecoengaging outer surface hfof jaw H 'hasii'a corresponding con- ;tour whereby a wedging action is produced between the jaws when the-"movable felement is driven toward the tie. I

It will be'understood that whilefthe arrangeinent of the overlapping jaws H and L is preferred, anyfother suitable wedging engagementbetweenthe members. of the an chor at this end of the device might be ein- 1 The stationary member E is] formed at the end opposite withw'a hook M, the interior surface in of Iwhichhas the general configuration of the .wedgelK firm and intimate engagement is effected bev tween the parts of the anchor. The hook M, it will be seen, is below the level of the upper face of the tie so that ifthe anchor is used upon a rail having a guard rail close to it, although obviously the device might be used upon any rail, whether in this situation or not, the wedging members at this end of the device may lie beneath the base flange'of such guard rail. In applying the device it is possible, nevertheless, to strike the driven member at each end so that if a blow on one end twists either member the latter may be straightened out by a blow delivered against the other end of the driven member.

I do not claim herein, broadly, the provision ofone member of a rail anchor of the wedge type with a wedge-shaped rib outstanding from the rail base engaging jaw which is engaged bya hook on the other member of the device, as this construction is claimed in my co-pending application Serial No. 879,712, filed December 30,1914.

r I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements which together embrace the Q 7 base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, one of said elements being formed with a tie abutting flange and each element adapted to engage the other at each end thereof, the engaging parts at one end of the device being below the level of the under surface of the base of said rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements which together embrace the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, one of said elements being formed with a tie abutting flange and each element adapted to engage the other at each end thereof with a wedging engagement, the engaging parts at one end of the devices being below the level of the under surface of the base of said rail.

, 3. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements which together embrace the base flange of the rail to which-the device is applied, one of said elements being provided with a tie abutting flange and saidelements being formed on opposite ends with jaws which, in each instance, extend around the 'end of the other element, one of said jaws being below the level of the under surface of the base flange of said rail.

4. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements which together embrace the base flange of the rail, to-which the device is applied, one of said elements being provided with a tie abutting flange and said elements being formed on opposite ends with jaws which, in each instance, extend around and have a wedging engagement upon the end of the other element, one of said j awsbeing below the level of the under surface of the base flange of said rail.

5. A rail anchor comprising two co-en gaging elements which together embrace the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, one of said elements being provided with a tie abutting flange and said elements being formed with jaws one on each member engaging opposite edges of the rail base and with jaws one on each member which extend around, in each instance, the

end of the other element, one of said last named jaws being below the level of the under surface of the base flange of said rail.

6. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements which together embrace the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, one of said elements being provided with a tie abutting flange and said elements being formed with aws one on each member engaging opposite edges of the rail base and with jaws, one on each member which extend around and having a wedging action upon the end of the other element, one of said last named jaws being below the level of the under surface of the base flange of said rail. v

7. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements one element formed with a jaw engaging one edge of the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedge-shaped rib on the end adj acent said jaw and with a jaw on the other end; the other element being formed with a jaw embraced by the last named jaw and intervening between the same and the rail base, and with a hook on the other end engaging the wedging rib on the first named element.

8. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements, one element formed with a jaW engaging one edge of the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedge-shaped rib on the end adjacent said jaw and with a jaw on the other end; the other element being formed with a jaw embraced by the last named jaw and intervening between the same and the rail base, with a hook onthe other end engaging the wedging rib on the first named element, and with a tie abutting flange.

9. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements, one element formed with a jaw engaging one edge of the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedge-shaped rib on'the end adjacent said jaw below the level of the rail base and with a jaw on tne other end; the other element being formed with a jaw intervening between the last named jaw and the rail base, and with a hook on the other end engaging the wedging rib on the first named element. 2

1 end engaging the wedging rib on the first named element.

11. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements, one element formed with a jaw engaging one edge. of the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedge-shaped rib on the end adjacent said jaw and with a jaw on theother end; the,

other element being formed with a jaw embraced by the last named jaw and intervening between the same and the rail base,

and with a hook on the other end engaging the wedging rib on the first named element,

said overlapping jaws having a wedging en.

gagement along lines substantially parallel with the wedging engagement between said rib and hook.

12. A rail anchor comprising two co -engaging elements, one element formed with a jaw engaging one edge of the base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedge-shaped rib on the end adjacent said jaw below the level of the rail base and with a jaw on'the other end; the other element being formed with a jaw intervening between the last named jaw and the rail base, and with a hook on the other end engaging the wedge-shaped rib on the first named element, said overlapping jaws having a wedging engagement along lines substantially.

parallel with the wedging engagement between said rib and hook. j

13. A rail anchor comprising two co-engaging elements, one element formed with a jaw engaging one edge of the'base flange of the rail to which the device is applied, with a wedgeshaped ribon the endadj acent said jaw and with a jaw on the other end; the other element being formed with, a jaw embraced by the last named jaw and intervening between the same and the rail base,

with a. hook on the otherend engaging the wedge-shaped rib on the first named ele ment, and with a tie abutting flange, said overlapping aws havlng a wedglng engagement along lines substantially parallel with the wedging engagement between said rib and hook.

PHILIP W. MOORE. Witnesses:

P. V. SAMnnLsoN, H. G. VVARR.

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